Barbara – Colameco

Priority one for Barbara was her home and family. She’d think nothing of turning down an extravagant trip just to spend time with her kids. She never missed one of their games and there was no doubt that she was having the time of her life at every one; she was proud to come home with a sore throat after every game. If you were around Barbara any time after Thanksgiving, you knew that she surrounded herself with seasonal music all day long and turned her Swedesboro home into a Christmas village. She was more inclined to reach for a romance novel or a book of poetry than to turn on the T.V. She loved a good concert and her taste for music was eclectic: Pink Floyd, Chris Daughtry,Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi. Her favorite was U2. She put her all into cheering on the Phils, Birds and Nova basketball. Her garden was beautiful; she got much satisfaction in seeing the fruits of her own hard work. Barbara had a mind for numbers; she was a 1978 graduate of West Chester University with a degree in finance and was previously the financial officer for Powertech, Inc. She later double checked all the numbers for Wellshire Farms, Inc. the company she co-founded with her husband. Lou leaned on her heavily: if he had a question she knew the answer. Even through three years of fighting breast cancer Barbara wasted little time thinking of herself. She noticed that others who were less fortunate were unable to make their appointment and treatments due to the fact that they had no transportation. In response, she began her work with the Greater Philadelphia Cancer Transportation Fund which helps patients who are less fortunate receive vouchers for transportation to and from medical appointments, medicines, and for baseline testings. She will be remembered by all for her beauty and her light and her kind and generous spirit.rnLou and Barb were best friends. They were just days away from being married for 24 wonderful years. Their union was blessed by three children: Jessica and twins, Matthew and Thomas. She is also survived by parents Lyndel and Lois Hartshorne, a brother, Steven, lots of aunts and cousins, six brothers and sisters in law and 11 nieces and nephews. Come celebrate 53 family centered years Tuesday 8-12 noon at Daley Life Celebration Studio, Swedesboro. Service will be 1 p.m. at Bethesda United Methodist Church. Donations to Greater Philadelphia Cancer Transportation Fund, c/o Wellshire Farms, 509 Woodstown Rd, Swedesboro NJ 08085.rnrnrn